| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Texas State Bobcats |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Conf Record: | 0–8 |
| Head Coach: | Everett Withers |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Brett Elliott |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Randall McCray |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Scheme: | Multiple |
| Stadium: | Bobcat Stadium |
The 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Everett Withers. The Bobcats were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.
The Sun Belt coaches preseason prediction poll was released on July 21, 2016. The Bobcats were predicted to finish tenth in the conference.[1]
| Sun Belt coaches poll | |||
| 1 | Appalachian State | 114 (5) | |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 110 (5) | |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 98 (1) | |
| 4 | Georgia State | 73 | |
| 5 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 70 | |
| Troy | |||
| 7 | South Alabama | 62 | |
| 8 | Idaho | 48 | |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 37 | |
| 10 | Texas State | 30 | |
| 11 | Louisiana–Monroe | 14 | |
Texas State announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of six home and away games in the regular season. The Bobcats will host Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Troy, and will travel to Appalachian State, Georgia State, Louisiana–Monroe, and New Mexico State. Texas State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Georgia Southern and South Alabama.[2]
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Houston from the American Athletic Conference (ACC) and Incarnate Word from the Southland Conference, and two road games against Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Ohio from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
See also: 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team.
See also: 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team.
See also: 2016 Houston Cougars football team.
See also: 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team.
See also: 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team.
See also: 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team.
See also: 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team.
See also: 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.
See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team.
See also: 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team.
See also: 2016 Troy Trojans football team.
See also: 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.
On January 6, 2016, Everett Withers accepted the position of head coach at Texas State University. On July 18, 2016, Withers completed his staff for the 2016 season.[4] [5]
| Name | Position | Year | Former Texas State positions held | Alma mater | |
| Everett Withers | Head coach | 2016 | Appalachian State 1985 | ||
| Brett Elliott | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 2016 | Linfield 2005 | ||
| Randall McCray | Assistant head coach/defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers | 2016 | Appalachian State 1991 | ||
| Parker Fleming | Wide receivers/special teams Coordinator | 2016 | Presbyterian 2010 | ||
| Adrian Mayes | Offensive line/Recruiting Coordinator | 2016 | Kansas 2008 | ||
| Ron Antoine | Running backs and Tight Ends | 2016 | Colorado State 1997 | ||
| Jules Montinar | Cornerbacks | 2016 | Eastern Kentucky 2009 | ||
| Troy Douglas | Safeties | 2016 | Appalachian State 1988 | ||
| Tyler Santucci | Outside linebackers | 2016 | Stony Brook 2010 | ||
| Antoine Smith | Defensive line | 2016 | Maine 2001 | ||
| John Streicher | Director of football operations | 2016 | Ohio State 2012 | ||
| Michael George | Director of player personnel | 2016 | Washington University in St. Louis 2005 | ||
| Jeremy Smith | Director of Player Development | 2015 | Football Operations Intern 2014 | Houston 2011 |